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UNH Men’s Hockey 22-23: the start of something new, or more of the same?

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Snively65 said:
Groundhog Day (the film) arriving about a month early this season.
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Much better this period..we are just off the ice and can see some decent skills coming through...I mean not trying to embellish but I.do not think Union had 1 shot this period...and being behind the bench you can see some life which was not there in the first as they got scored on (repeatedly)

So Souza calls a time out towards the end which we were.surprised but hey glad to see it. WEIT dept.

Going to be a bumpy third I suspect...lets see if we can continue to stay outta the box and keep some pressure on.
 
Whew, nervous weekend - was anxious on more than one occasion, fortunately, UNH Hockey got the results the program needed. Close call! Gotta love sports!
 
Double Rats...the team deserves better. Frustrating because we felt they had some good puck / zone time but welp it's that scoring thing.

Long ride home for the 'Cats ...we'll hit it un the morning. Having some New Years libations in a pub in ....Scenectady baby! Read it and weep!

Yep Snively65 we are onto Providence who will be fresh off their romp over Scotty Boreks MC Warriors (which doesnt really matter when you are sitting 4th in the PWR)
 
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HockeyRef said:
Had a nice walk around the Saratoga Spa State Park and some yummy pizza at the "I Love New York" pizza shop. Good to see the area and the weather was mild-ish at 43. Now if UNH can pull out a W...
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The Saratoga area ... yes, very nice, indeed. In Mohawk, Saratoga means "hillside country of the quiet river". Thoroughbred mecca when horse racing was a thing. Enjoyable town for sure, best in the area by a country mile.

I've taken some of my teams to the Capitol Region for USYS Regional competitions about a decade or so ago, which I think were staged in Clifton Park. Nice set-up, nondescript suburb a few miles north of Albany. Stayed in Saratoga per direction of USYS tourney officials. Good memories.

Schenectady, on the other hand, means "what drunk landed us in this frickin' swamp in the middle of nowhere?"

Been there on business travel at least a half-dozen times in the course of my almost 40 year career. Made the mistake of staying in town once, never to be repeated. Been to Achilles once as well, pre-Vecchione. Drove in for the game, watched and left, and didn't stay overnight. Best decision I ever made, and also some of the worst concessions ever, but that's like complaining about the housekeeping at the Aleppo Hilton.

So ... UNH loses 3-2, yet outshoots Union 36-10 (?!?). Two nights in a row, spotting a mediocre Dutchmen squad a three (3) goal lead, there's some fantastic coaching going on with this group, I tellya ...

... every game like this, I get closer and closer to throwing in with Dan's proposed tank-a-palooza, at least it's a plan ...
 
HockeyRef said:
Having some New Years libations in a pub in ....Scenectady baby! Read it and weep!
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Living on the edge!! At least you'll probably be intoxicated enough to not let the rest of the town's "aura" seep into your being. Keep an eye on your purse/wallet, and wishing you and Mr. Ref safe travels (godspeed) ...
 
Dan said:
Whew, nervous weekend - was anxious on more than one occasion, fortunately, UNH Hockey got the results the program needed. Close call! Gotta love sports!
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Yup, 1985/86 record now in serious play. “It is theirs to lose.”

edit: to continue Chuck’s place name definitions, as in “We are on to Providence:”

providence: n., the protective care of God or of Nature as a spiritual power, as in “They found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort.”
 
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Saw a "throw in the towel" post / meme last night in a UNH hockey Twitter post. Sure we are having a complete dumpster fire of a season but that (ending the season now) is not the answer and geeze if Dr. Rich didn't remove the HC at the break I hardly doubt that would happen...Thoughts? Has something like that ever happened?

Not to mention pizzing off season ticket holders who are already cranky. And I gotta say after sitting behind the team for 2 nights coach sure seems miserable...but maybe that's how it is. Lots of disappointed faces at the final buzzer...

Well Happy New Year everyone! Hope you have a great year of health and happiness. Leaving Scenectady soon and as I walked out of Messa last night told Mr. Hr "never again"....ha!

Onto Providence
 
Outshot Union 72 to 27 over 2 games.

I know it doesn't really matter but I hoped/thought the "strength" (and I use that term loosely) of this team would have to be defense. There was no reasonable expectation that this team could/would score goals.

Only 3 teams (Lindenwood, Bentley, St. Thomas) have allowed more goals than UNH....Muszelik 75th out of 76 goallies in Save Percentage....
 
Felger said:
Outshot Union 72 to 27 over 2 games.

I know it doesn't really matter but I hoped/thought the "strength" (and I use that term loosely) of this team would have to be defense. There was no reasonable expectation that this team could/would score goals.

Only 3 teams (Lindenwood, Bentley, St. Thomas) have allowed more goals than UNH....Muszelik 75th out of 76 goallies in Save Percentage....
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Wow that's a sobering statistic (both) but esp for Muszelik...he had such an amazing year last year..the only thing I'm betting on is he winds up in the portal...if that's going to be an option that is. We can't afford to lose him!

Yes being scored on 3 times in the first BOTH nights is unexpected by our defense...can't win games like that esp when you struggle with scoring...At least we put up some goals but considering they all came from 2 guys.

Sighhhh we soldier on...to Providence
 
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HockeyRef said:
Well Happy New Year everyone! Hope you have a great year of health and happiness. Leaving Scenectady soon and as I walked out of Messa last night told Mr. Hr "never again"....ha!
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You proved to be quite the stubborn subject 'Ref, but in the end, it appears you have NOT lost your sanity! ;-)
 
Felger said:
Outshot Union 72 to 27 over 2 games.

I know it doesn't really matter but I hoped/thought the "strength" (and I use that term loosely) of this team would have to be defense. There was no reasonable expectation that this team could/would score goals.

Only 3 teams (Lindenwood, Bentley, St. Thomas) have allowed more goals than UNH....Muszelik 75th out of 76 goallies in Save Percentage....
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Goals, we're 56th out of 62 teams in goals per game. (40 goals in 21 games). Factor in that our PP is actually OK, 15 goals (25th overall), and our 5X5 goals must be last or second to last. 25 even strength goals in 21 games, basically only one a game.

That's a lot of minutes just skating up and down the ice with no chance of scoring.

As to the portal, I imagine the players will wait to see who the new coach is. The good thing about not having talent is not worrying about keeping it.
 
HockeyRef said:
Wow that's a sobering statistic (both) but esp for Muszelik...he had such an amazing year last year..the only thing I'm betting on is he winds up in the portal...if that's going to be an option that is. We can't afford to lose him!
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Serious question: which recent UNH goalie recruit has been more disappointing - Taylor or Muszelik??

The idea that Fessenden has emerged from the morass of the UNH goalie pool as top dog speaks volumes ...
 
Chuck Murray said:
Serious question: which recent UNH goalie recruit has been more disappointing - Taylor or Muszelik??

The idea that Fessenden has emerged from the morass of the UNH goalie pool as top dog speaks volumes ...
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Freshmen goalies behind bad teams are always bad. They are usually the function of the team defense in front of them, and confidence is also important. Get rocked by bad defense, and it all goes to hell. Even Commessio was meh at BU, and going back, guys like Stzurm who held down the fort as UNH got competitive again in the late 80s, and Cavicchi (a really highly rated kid) took a while, but had the benefit of playing behind better upper classmen.

Speaking of the Fessenden thing, if he leaves, UNH will be down to Muszelik, and a recruited backup who has really floundered in his three years since committing. I imagine they're recruiting another now, or looking to the portal.
 
Chuck Murray said:
Serious question: which recent UNH goalie recruit has been more disappointing - Taylor or Muszelik??
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Fascinating question, I would have to say Taylor is the bigger disappointment but the fact that you have to ask also speaks volumes. I actually felt that Souza went out of his way to put a thumb on the scale and make Taylor appear to be a better goalie than Robinson. Eventually it was revealed it was all smoke and mirrors. Didn't have that luxury with Muszelik.
 
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Chuck Murray said:
Serious question: which recent UNH goalie recruit has been more disappointing - Taylor or Muszelik??

The idea that Fessenden has emerged from the morass of the UNH goalie pool as top dog speaks volumes ...
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Right now, that's an easy question to answer, and the answer is Taylor. The reason it's an easy answer NOW is that Taylor had 3 seasons to get it going and save for a short post winter break burst in his second year it just never happened. If Muszelik stays at least 3 seasons and never gets it going my answer will change based on there being more hype on his arrival than Taylor's.
 
Speaking of goal tenders I am wondering how much involvement Ty Conklin has with the team...I know he's on the staff kind of thing, listed as such, but is he there most days? Some days? I'm thinking this because goal tenders like Muszelik are used to having that kind of coaching on a daily basis I would think, and he has to be thinking about his future development. I think he deserved any 'hype' he came in with, given the season he had last year. I mean he is a legit goal tender despite how he's done with us. Facts are facts, and yes, who played in front of him no doubt contributed to that as 'Watcher said. I really hope he hangs in there with the 'Cats.

I will say that last night after the 3 goals were scored (this better not become a pattern) things were under control as we played better (a relative term considering if we had a better offense we should have scored on Union to get the W) and he looked good when he had to (in limited fashion as Union didn't get many attempts the entire night but enough to win...) Have to remember he is just 18 if that plays into anything??

Anyway too early to be worried about these things as there are sooo many things to worry about where the Wildcats are concerned...one finger in one break in the dam you have to find ways to plug all the rest, if that makes any sense, and you only have so many fingers!

If Stewie was out recruiting this weekend hope he found something good!
 
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HockeyRef said:
Speaking of goal tenders I am wondering how much involvement Ty Conklin has with the team...I know he's on the staff kind of thing, listed as such, but is he there most days?
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Can't answer that, but didn't we have a goalie coach working via Skype at one point?

And that was BEFORE covid.
 
...and one other thing. Top lines; are they still a thing? I mean, prob a dumb q considering but, Mr. HR's big complaint (one of them) about the 'Cats is the lack of a 'top line'. Seems we have no consistency here with that but does it even matter? Thinking how great it was in my short tenure with Sorkin Goumas Willows or Correale Poturaslki Kelleher I'm sure those of you who have followed the team forever can name some great 'top lines'...

If the current 'Cats had a top line, what/ who would that be? I'd have Devlin, Stevenson, and not sure who the other would be as there is alot of parity with the other forwards. Duh LeClerc of course would be in that mix...

Harvard stomping (so far) on Devan Levi / NU tonight...would love to go to their QU game next week...
 
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